Every operator hits the wall.
Sometimes it’s your business. Sometimes it’s your body.
Mine started in my back.
1️⃣ Get Strong Again
It was post-COVID.
I was mentally cooked and one morning my back just stopped working..literally.
For a month I could barely get out of bed and didn’t tell hardly anyone.
I went through the usual cycle—doctor, chiropractor, cash.
Thousands spent, wasted a year. Same answer: “You’re aging. Lose a few pounds.”
But I knew something was off. I felt like half my normal self… The Fauc Flu got me!
So I did what every stubborn entrepreneur does when the experts say “stop.”
I opened YouTube and searched.
An old guy in a video was talking about Starting Strength—deadlifting your way out of pain.
The exact opposite of what I’d been told.
I went to the basement, wiped dust off the bar, loaded 135 lbs, and pulled.
Then squatted. Then did it again a few days later.
Added five pounds each time.
Within months, my back was almost healed.
Posture fixed. Mind calmer. Strength returning.
If you’re over 35 and you don’t lift heavy, start.
When you get strong, everything else falls into order.
2️⃣ Breathe Like You Mean It
I’d used Breathe Right strips for years. They helped—kind of.
But I kept waking up through the night.
Then I saw these new Intake magnetic nose strips.
Tried them once. They stayed on all day.
Instant difference.
Energy through the roof. Sleep deeper.
I actually felt high on oxygen.
Yeah, they look goofy—wide nostrils, cyborg vibe—but if your airways are tight, it’s a game-changer.
$1.50 a day to breathe like a teenager again.
That’s ROI.
For operators who live on caffeine and stress: fix how you breath, you’ll feel less anxious..
3️⃣ New Projects = New Energy
In 2019, I quit flipping houses cold turkey.
By 2020, the world shut down.
Like everyone, I was ready to hunker down for the old 14 days trick.
Then I watched a YouTube clip:
“When the market panics, expand into them—don’t retract.”
That line hit me like a Louisville slugger. I wasn’t going to retract.
Months later I closed my first multimillion-dollar apartment deal.
Helped assign an $8 million package. One text netted $125K.
Bought a boat with the fee, then worked my ass off on the new venture.
Right move, wrong time—perfect result.
A new project brings new energy.
A new focus brings new life.
If you feel stale, maybe the next project is you.
The 1 % Operator Challenge
This week, pick one area:
Add five pounds to your bar. check out StrartingStrength.com
Open your airways. Intake breathing Strips are the real deal.
Start one new project that scares you a little.
Strength. Oxygen. Motion.
They compound. They always have.
Freedom isn’t theory. It’s small habits that scale.
If you’re ready to build systems that make you stronger—physically, mentally, financially—
subscribe to the FreedomStack Newsletter or reach me at [email protected].
Real operators. Real momentum… better every day.